4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More

4Kids Flashback: an Anime Podcast About the History of Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece and More

4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Shaman King, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ultraman and more to English speaking audiences. This retrospective podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. Hosted by voice actress Tara Sands and podcaster/artist Steve Yurko! Tara and Steve go behind the scenes and interview the actors, directors, writers, translators, editors and more responsible for bringing these shows to life. Tara Sands is a Voice Actor who voiced over 50 roles in the original Pokémon dub and can currently be heard in numerous video games, animated programs like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Jujutsu Kaisen, HunterXHunter as well as audiobooks. https://tarasands.com/ https://shorturl.at/fIAza Steve Yurko currently is a storyboard artist at Rick and Morty. He has also worked as a storyboard artist Duncanville, Harmonquest, Robot Chicken, Dinosaur Train, Hot Streets, SuperMansion, and Legends of Chamberlain Heights. https://www.steveyurko.com/ Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Leave us a voice message at Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback Find our Autographs for Charity at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

  1. Get To The Chopper! with Lisa Ortiz

    5D AGO

    Get To The Chopper! with Lisa Ortiz

    In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Lisa Ortiz. At 4Kids, Lisa played a ton of roles at 4Kids including Chopin in Tama and Friends, Patina in Magical DoReMi, Serenity in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece, Amy Rose in Sonic X, Roxanne in Ultimate Muscle, Musa, Icy and others in Winx Club and Sabrina in Pokémon. She is the current voice director of the Pokémon anime series. You can follow her online at https://www.instagram.com/lisacultjelly/?hl=en and https://x.com/Lisalisejam 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/  Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products  Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback    Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids  Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    2h 4m
  2. MAR 12

    Maddie Blaustein Tribute Episode

    In this episode we honor the life and work of Maddie Blaustein. At 4Kids, Maddie is best known for voicing Meowth on Pokémon, Solomon Muto on Yu-gi-Oh!, Wally Tusket on Ultimate Muscle, Dr. Kureha on One Piece, Helga on Dinosaur King, Dr. K on Cubix, Oslo on Fighting Foodons and so much more. Here are the links that were referenced in the episode Trans-Ponder Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bi5KPPC8c  Them Article https://www.them.us/story/maddie-blaustein-pokemon  Some of Maddie's comics https://amzn.to/40f8xTM    https://amzn.to/3Px1qkG https://amzn.to/3CdfXPp  Here is Maddie on the message boards https://forums.serebii.net/threads/ask-maddie-blaustein-q-a-with-meowth.116935/page-105  Special thanks to Voice Actors Ciaran Strange, Mike Pollock, Marin Miller, Kayzie Rogers, Lisa Ortiz, Chris Niosi and Marc Thompson and Sena Bryer. 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/  Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products  Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback  Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids  Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    54 min
  3. Beyer Beware With Gerry Beyer

    MAR 5

    Beyer Beware With Gerry Beyer

    In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Gerry Beyer. At 4Kids, Gerry worked on the promos and shows as the Post Production Supervisor and Senior Video Editor from 2002-2011. He worked on projects like Chaotic, Fighting Foodons, Ultraman Tiga, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! You can see some of his work on his page at https://www.youtube.com/@euganot and watch some promos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=774gQrXLQ2I , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq9ZHzhTaDU , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qO4kQHkp4o and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRFTvzdpvc&feature=youtu.be 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 14m
  4. Sound Judgement With Ron London

    FEB 19

    Sound Judgement With Ron London

    In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Ron London. At 4Kids, Ron was the Audio Mixer, Sound Designer and Voice Director for tons of shows including Pokémon, Sonic X, Yugioh, GI-Joe, Kirby, Winx Club, and FZero. He also did Sound Design for 26 episodes of Chaotic and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Here are links to his recent project and the studio we discuss in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaK_6SY7ixVRhenprOg-3PowHSAU5dKIE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theloveofjesusrecordingstudio/?hl=en 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 13m
  5. Rouge Colored Glasses With Kathleen Delaney

    FEB 12

    Rouge Colored Glasses With Kathleen Delaney

    In this episode, Tara Sands and guest host Megan Hollingshead interview Kathleen Delaney. At 4Kids, Kathleen voiced Rouge on Sonic, Tina Twingersnap on Viva Piñata, Captain Ishigaki on Ultraman Tiga, Patunia on Magical DoReMi, Alvida on One Piece, Jacqueline McMadd on Ultimate Muscle, and Tania on Yugioh GX. Follow her on social media at www.instagram.com/kathleenisgreat/ and check out the theatre company we talk about at https://thegrouprep.com/ Her website is https://kathleenrdelaney.com/ 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/  Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products  Leave us a voice message at www.Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback    Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids  Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m
  6. Tama Gotcha With Tama Hero

    FEB 5

    Tama Gotcha With Tama Hero

    In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Tama Hero. Tama is a self described "Pokemon-loving-girl who makes YouTube videos!" She is most well known for videos featuring commentary on the Pokemon series of games and franchise. The videos we talk about in the interview can be found at https://youtu.be/7xlGV8UgmlQ and youtu.be/MWG8frE2kuw as well as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42O_X4rOjW0 Follow her at https://youtube.com/@Tama-Hero on Patreon at https://patreon.com/c/TamashiiHiroka and at https://bsky.app/profile/tamahero.bsky.social 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/  Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products  Leave us a voice message at Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback    Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids  Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback.  Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 30m
4.9
out of 5
67 Ratings

About

4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Shaman King, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ultraman and more to English speaking audiences. This retrospective podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. Hosted by voice actress Tara Sands and podcaster/artist Steve Yurko! Tara and Steve go behind the scenes and interview the actors, directors, writers, translators, editors and more responsible for bringing these shows to life. Tara Sands is a Voice Actor who voiced over 50 roles in the original Pokémon dub and can currently be heard in numerous video games, animated programs like Yu-Gi-Oh!, Jujutsu Kaisen, HunterXHunter as well as audiobooks. https://tarasands.com/ https://shorturl.at/fIAza Steve Yurko currently is a storyboard artist at Rick and Morty. He has also worked as a storyboard artist Duncanville, Harmonquest, Robot Chicken, Dinosaur Train, Hot Streets, SuperMansion, and Legends of Chamberlain Heights. https://www.steveyurko.com/ Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Leave us a voice message at Speakpipe.com/4KidsFlashback Find our Autographs for Charity at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts.

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